Lizzy Yarnold in third after two runs in Pyeongchang

ByEurosport

Updated 16/02/2018 at 13:28 GMT

Lizzy Yarnold is in the bronze medal position after two runs of the women’s skeleton in Pyeongchang, while Laura Deas is fourth.

Lizzy Yarnold of Britain in action

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World champion Jacqueline Loelling leads after two runs with a time of 1:43.86.

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Yarnold, 29, broke the course record to lead after the first run but, with a cumulative time of 1:43.96, had to settle for third spot going into tomorrow’s third and fourth runs.

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Janine Flock of Austria sits between Yarnold and Loelling with a time of 1:43.88.

Team GB’s Deas put herself firmly in contention for a medal after she improved from sixth to fourth and is now just 0.17 seconds behind defending Olympic champion Yarnold.

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